Edition Evaluation Worksheet
1. Choose a piece you are currently working on (composed before 1900).
Look up the composer/work in Grove.
a. Note any terms or additional information related to the work of interest
(uniform titles, opus numbers, and/or alternate titles) in the blank below.
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b. What is the title of the composer’s collected work and thematic catalog?
Provide call number in the blank below and pull them from the
shelves.
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2. Use the terminology in 1a to search the catalog. Identify one of each of
the different types of musical scores. Write the call number in the blank and
pull them from the shelves.
a. Complete works __________________________________________
b. Scholarly/critical/Urtext ____________________________________
c. Edited anthology __________________________________________
d. Arrangement, transcription, or transposition ___________________
3. Compare the scores in front of you. Take a few minutes to skim the editor’s
notes.
a. Which do you think is the most authoritative source? Provide three
reasons why:
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b. How are the editor’s markings (suggested ornaments, dynamics, etc.)
indicated? Do the scores indicate them in the same way? Explain how
they are indicated and any differences.
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